Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Flight 2) - COTS-1 - Launch Updates - December 8, 2010 (Read 546760 times)

vt_hokie · « **Reply #560 on:** 12/08/2010 06:06 pm »

Outstanding!

AdamH · « **Reply #561 on:** 12/08/2010 06:06 pm »

Outstanding! History before our eyes!

Stan Black · « **Reply #562 on:** 12/08/2010 06:06 pm »

Congratulations to all those involved!

Stan Black

Lars_J · « **Reply #563 on:** 12/08/2010 06:07 pm »

Wow... Great news!!! Now we need pictures of the recovered Dragon ASAP!

Avron · « **Reply #564 on:** 12/08/2010 06:07 pm »

First SPLASHDWOWN for a non nation.. truly awesome.. now I want to see that video via Hawaii...

Sparky · « **Reply #565 on:** 12/08/2010 06:07 pm »

Can't wait to see video of Dragon coming through the clouds. I wonder if there'll be much exterior scorch marks.

Space Lizard · « **Reply #566 on:** 12/08/2010 06:07 pm »

Congrats to SpaceX!

daver · « **Reply #567 on:** 12/08/2010 06:07 pm »

Can't wait for that video. AWESOME!

MATTBLAK · « **Reply #568 on:** 12/08/2010 06:08 pm »

Congratulations to Space X! Maybe the future doesn't hang on such a thread after all.

arnezami · « **Reply #569 on:** 12/08/2010 06:08 pm »

Ok. I'll admit it. These guys and gals are pretty darn good

Congratulations to SpaceX!

jabe · « **Reply #570 on:** 12/08/2010 06:08 pm »

i wonder how accurate they were..hope recoveryship is close a thand!!
jb

Hootz · « **Reply #571 on:** 12/08/2010 06:08 pm »

That is seriously bad-ass!!

Congrats to the SpaceX team, NASA and all those involved!!

Lee Jay · « **Reply #572 on:** 12/08/2010 06:08 pm »

Cool...congrats to SpaceX and NASA. I can hardly wait to see video of it being plucked out of the ocean.

TheFallen · « **Reply #573 on:** 12/08/2010 06:08 pm »

Congratulations on this extremely successful flight, SpaceX!!!

milresol · « **Reply #574 on:** 12/08/2010 06:08 pm »

Quote from: R.Simko on 12/08/2010 06:05 pm

YEHAA, this is incredable. The next thing I want to hear is, "Yes SpaceX, you can combine COTS flights 2 and 3.

That'd be a good deal. Let's hope so...we sure need this Dragon, and all of the other Commercial guys, too. Feels like we're THIS close to having an American crew vehicle to take up after the shuttle... let's quit fooling around. Nice job SpaceX.

clongton · « **Reply #575 on:** 12/08/2010 06:09 pm »

I AM SO FREEKING PROUD OF SPACE-X THAT IT GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS!
Sorry - OT but it's so true

e of pi · « **Reply #576 on:** 12/08/2010 06:09 pm »

Quote from: neilh on 12/08/2010 06:02 pm

Quote from: e of pi on 12/08/2010 05:58 pm
I wonder what will happen to this vehicle after the post-flight analysis. Might it go to the Smithsonian or something, park it next to their SS1?

I thought all the COTS vehicles were being reused as DragonLabs?

I guess I can see that logic, but there's the PR boon they could get from it, which may be more than equal to the monetary value of re-using this one vehicle. Reuse the other COTS vehicles. Send this one to a museum.

Dave G · « **Reply #577 on:** 12/08/2010 06:09 pm »

Quote from: Lars_J on 12/08/2010 06:07 pm

Wow... Great news!!! Now we need pictures of the recovered Dragon ASAP!

Here, here.

Great day for space.

James P · « **Reply #578 on:** 12/08/2010 06:09 pm »

Congratulations to the SpaceX team. What you have achieved today will be remembered for a very long time.

Mader Levap · « **Reply #579 on:** 12/08/2010 06:09 pm »

Well, I already unlurked for a moment, so there...

Congratulations on successful launching Falcon 9, deployment of Dragon and taking it back down in one piece! Now only recovery, analyse and learning from assets that was actually in space.